On Saturday, September 18th, Poison Prevention teamed up with the Downers Grove Police Department, Downers Grove Fire Department, Good Samaritan Hospital, and several other organizations in order to teach children and their parents about different types of safety.  Each child received a passport (shown above) which they took to the 12 different booths and got a stamp after they successfully completed the activity at the booth.  Once they got all 12 stamps, they got a prize.

At the Poison Prevention booth, children learned what a poison is, what kinds of things in their house are poisonous, what to do in case a poisoning occurs, the difference between medicine and candy, and what a pharmacist is.  We also educated parents about the Poison Control Center and to call them at 1-800-222-1222 in case of a poisoning.

Children also got the opportunity to practice making 911 phone calls with the Downers Grove Police Department, as well as learn about different safety topics: first aid with the Downers Grove Fire Department, always wearing helmets while riding bikes with the Downers Grove Bicycle Club, water safety with the YMCA, how to make a fire exit plan with Liberty Mutual, what to do if you find a stray animal with the West Suburban Humane Society, bus safety with the First Student Bus Company, electricity safety with Underwriters Laboratories, and broken bones from Good Samaritan Hospital.

All in all, it was a fun day and hundreds of children and their families came in order to learn about safety and have fun while doing it!

Members in attendance: (pictured from left to right) Emahn Hassan, Sharlene Huang, Teri Strukl, Manali Shah, Marianne Pop (not pictured) Lisa Modelevsky